Apprenticeship Program

LINK TO RECORDING

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TOPICS:

• animation styles

• references in animation

• analysis on animation styles

READING MATERIALS:

• The Illusion of Life, pg. 319,‍ ‍The Uses of Live Action in Drawing Humans and Animals

EXERCISES:

1. Research and Compile Animation styles

2. FILE: Basic Timing Chart

LINK TO RECORDING

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TOPICS:

• understanding timing with 24 fps

• basic timing chart review

• timing chart with spacing

READING MATERIALS:

• Animator’s Survival Kit, pg. 47-51, History of the Chart and Inbetween

• Timing for Animation, Pg. 11-13, Responsibilities of the Director

  Timing for Animation, Pg. 18-21, Exposure Charts

  Timing for Animation, Pg. 44-45, The Spacing of Drawings

• Youtube: Timing Chart / The art of Inbetweening

EXERCISE:

• SYNCSKETCH: timing chart with spacing

TOPICS:

• timing chart review and feedback

• slow in slow out

• demo and rig application

EXERCISE:

1. application of timing chart on a rigged object (ball)

ASSET:

1. Extreme Ball

TOPICS:

• review and feedback

• demo and rig application on body parts

EXERCISE:

1. application on body part (ball with legs)

2. head turn (cartoony vs realistic)

TOPICS:

• review and feedback

• in-depth weight, timing and spacing

EXERCISE:

1. application of W.T.S. on ball with tail

TOPICS:

• review and feedback of ball with tail

• application of W.T.S. on body parts

• COG bounce, weight shift

EXERCISE:

1. lower body: COG bounce

2. lower body: weight shift shot

TOPICS:

• review on weight shifts

• COG and balance

• leg interaction, ball kick

EXERCISE:

1. lower body: sit to stand

2. lower body: ball kick